What Blackdot Solutions does

Blackdot Solutions Ltd is a Cambridge, UK-based software company that develops Videris, an Open Source Intelligence (OSINT) investigations platform used by public sector agencies, financial institutions, corporates, and risk consultancies to collect, analyse, and visualise publicly available and commercially licensed data within a single auditable workflow. The platform is delivered as two modules: Videris Investigate, an investigator-driven environment for complex multi-source investigations with manual workflow control and network visualisation, and Videris Automate, an AI-enabled orchestration layer that applies agentic workflow agents and customisable playbooks to automate screening, data collection, and report generation while keeping human investigators in control of decisions. Videris aggregates 200+ data sources covering live internet, deep web, dark web, sanctions lists, PEP databases, corporate records, and social media, and integrates best-in-class feeds from partners including Moody's, LSEG, LexisNexis, OpenSanctions, and Web-IQ.

The underlying technology stack combines LLM-based natural language processing for contextual search, entity extraction, sentiment analysis, topic clustering, and summarisation with knowledge-graph traversal for multi-hop reasoning, automated link analysis, and anomaly detection across unstructured open-source content. Built-in secure contained browsing, full audit trails, ISO/IEC 27001 certification, and Cyber Essentials Plus accreditation are positioned as prerequisites for regulated buyers operating under RIPA, AML, and supply chain due diligence regimes. The platform claims 80% reduction in manual work, 5x faster time to insight, sub-one-week onboarding, and customer-reported efficiency uplifts of up to 400%.

Blackdot generates revenue through enterprise SaaS subscriptions sold via a direct enterprise field sales motion with a demo-driven conversion funnel; pricing is quote-based and not publicly disclosed. The company was founded in 2014 (registered office at Viola House, Maris Lane, Cambridge), operates a hybrid working model with 11–50 employees, and counts Danske Bank, the Jersey and Gibraltar Financial Intelligence Units, Berlin Risk, CERTA, Blue Square Global, and TRAFFIC among its named customers. In February 2025 Blackdot closed a £4.5 million funding round led by Maven Capital Partners to expand headcount, advance AI and automation capabilities, and pursue global market expansion.

Name

Blackdot Solutions

Legal name

Blackdot Solutions Ltd

Website

https://blackdotsolutions.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2014

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Blackdot Solutions is a Cambridge-based software company that builds Videris, an OSINT investigations platform used by governments, banks, corporates, and risk consultancies to automate data collection, analysis, and reporting using agentic AI workflows.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

OSINT Investigations Software

NAICS

Computer Systems Design Services (541512), Other Computer Related Services (541519)

SIC

Services-Prepackaged Software (7372), Services-Computer Integrated Systems Design (7373)

akta.pro primary industry

AI Application Enablement Platforms (Copilot/Agent Frameworks, SDKs) (HDAEANAJ)

akta.pro secondary industries

Enterprise AI Data & Knowledge Platforms (Vector Databases, Knowledge Graphs) (HDAEANAH), Model Transparency, Explainability & Interpretability (XAI) (HDAAAMAB)

Keywords

• OSINT investigations platform
• Financial crime compliance
• Anti-money laundering software
• Open source intelligence
• Due diligence software

Headquarters

HQ city

Cambridge

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Software Subscriptions (SaaS): Blackdot Solutions generates revenue primarily through software subscriptions to its Videris platform. Pricing is not publicly disclosed and is likely enterprise/quote-based given the nature of the product and customer base (governments, banks, global corporations).

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels9 records

Core offering

Blackdot Solutions develops and sells Videris, an OSINT (Open Source Intelligence) investigations platform that collects, analyses and visualises publicly available and licensable data for investigators in government, financial institutions and large corporates. The platform combines AI-driven automation with human-in-the-loop analysis across 200+ integrated data sources to support financial crime, AML, sanctions, due diligence and law enforcement investigations. Videris is offered in two modules: Videris Investigate (analyst-driven investigations) and Videris Automate (agentic AI workflow automation).

Product overview

Blackdot Solutions offers the Videris Intelligence Platform, a unified OSINT investigations platform that collects, analyses, and visualises publicly available, commercially licensed, and internal data in a single environment. The platform is available in two modules: Videris Investigate — an investigator-driven module for complex, multi-source investigations — and Videris Automate — an AI-enabled module that applies intelligent workflow agents and customisable playbooks to automate screening, data collection, and report generation at scale while maintaining human-in-the-loop oversight and audit-ready outputs. Both modules share the same platform infrastructure and access 200+ data sources. The company also publishes educational resources including The OSINT Handbook, The OSINT Handbook for Law Enforcement, and The OSINT Handbook for Anti-Financial Crime.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Videris: AI-enabled OSINT investigations platform for automated investigations, reporting, network visualisation, and intelligence gathering used by public sector, financial institutions, and corporations to fight crime.
• Videris Automate
• Videris Investigate
• From the Source

Products and services

• Videris Intelligence Platform The primary OSINT investigations platform used by public sector, financial institutions and corporates to collect, analyse and visualise publicly available and licensable data in a single workflow with AI and automation amplifying analyst expertise.
• Videris Investigate Investigator-driven OSINT module for complex, multi-source investigations. Provides manual workflow control, advanced network visualisation and deep investigation tools for cases requiring human-led analysis and strategic decision-making.
• Videris Automate AI-enabled automated investigations module applying agentic AI workflow orchestration to surface insights, accelerate investigations and deliver repeatable, auditable intelligence workflows. Automates screening, data collection and report generation at scale with human-in-the-loop oversight.

Quantifiable outcome

• 5x faster time to insight for investigations
• +5 more outcomes

Named customers8 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration5 records

AI capability10 records

Feature11 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Network for Financial Crime Prevention (NFCP)minorOthersNFCP is a non-profit community of compliance officers founded by Louie Vargas. Blackdot's CEO Stuart Clarke participates in NFCP events and discussions. Louie Vargas appeared as a guest on Blackdot's 'From the Source' podcast, discussing OSINT in financial crime.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Babel Street: Babel Street offers an OSINT/data analytics platform (Rosette, Babel X) for identity intelligence, multilingual analysis and risk screening. It directly competes with Videris in government, defence and financial-crime investigations.
• Fivecast: Fivecast delivers OSINT and open-source data analytics tools for defence, national security, law enforcement and corporate security, with a focus on risk detection and social-media intelligence — overlapping with Videris's SOCMINT and entity-extraction capabilities.
• Cobwebs Technologies: Cobwebs provides AI-driven web intelligence and OSINT platforms used by law enforcement, national security and enterprises. It overlaps with Videris on entity extraction, link analysis and dark-web monitoring.
• Maltego: Maltego provides an OSINT and link-analysis platform widely used by investigators, analysts and law enforcement for entity resolution and network mapping. It competes head-to-head with Videris in the same buyer segments (public sector, financial crime, due diligence).

Emerging players

• Veritone: Veritone applies AI to audio, video and text for investigations, public safety and legal use cases. Its iDENTIFY and intelligent-evidence products overlap with Videris's AI-driven investigation and entity-recognition capabilities in the law-enforcement and corporate-investigation segments.
• PenLink: PenLink provides investigative analytics software (Lincoln, PLX) for law enforcement and intelligence agencies, with a focus on communications and OSINT analysis. It is comparable to Videris in target customers and investigative use cases, though it is more US-centric.

Broad incumbents

• Nuix: Nuix is an established investigations, eDiscovery and cybersecurity analytics platform with deep penetration in law enforcement and financial crime — exactly the segments Blackdot's CEO previously led at Nuix. Overlaps with Videris on investigation workflows but operates at much broader scale.
• Palantir Technologies: Palantir's Gotham and Foundry platforms are widely used by government, defence and financial institutions for data integration, entity resolution and investigative analytics. It represents a large, well-funded incumbent that could absorb Videris-style OSINT workflows into broader enterprise deployments.
• Dataminr: Dataminr provides real-time AI risk detection across public data sources for corporate security, financial services and government. While broader in scope, it overlaps with Videris on early-warning investigations and entity monitoring.
• Recorded Future (Insikt Group / Mastercard): Recorded Future is a leading threat-intelligence platform used by enterprises and governments. Its intelligence graph and dark-web coverage overlap with Videris's OSINT and dark-web intelligence capabilities, though it is positioned more broadly as a threat-intelligence incumbent.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles9 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors2 records

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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